I'm eccentric and earnest and very, very shy. I love the outdoors
and I read a lot of good books (and a lot of bad books). I'm
incredibly stubborn and generally pretty happy, although I'm prone
to some crippling social anxiety at times. I love to travel and to
learn and eat good food.

Dog and child training! (Really sort of the same thing, but don't
say that to the parents)
I have a dog-training business in my hometown, and I work at the
local daycare. Sometimes I spend part of the winter volunteering at
a school for Burmese Refugee children in Northern Thailand, and
sometimes I spend part of it traveling in the Yukon's mountains. I
write. I have adventures.

Writing surreal stream of consciousness poetry. Having mad tea
parties (sometimes these are naked. Don't be weird about it).
Making sense of the world through metaphor and symbolism (not
really making sense of the world at all). Overcoming anxiety (I
have a lot of practice with this). I'm good with animals and
children, but adults sometimes make me stumble. And bore me.

Usually they notice me when I'm apologizing to them for stepping on
their toes, spilling coffee on them, calling them by the wrong name
or asking them inappropriately metaphorical questions...that kind
of thing. I'm very clumsy - physically and socially - but I am also
very, very sincere. People do not always know what to make of
this.
I sometimes make sexually suggestive comments and am totally
unaware that I am doing so. This is followed by wide-eyed and
effusive apologies.
Also, I overshare.

Books:
(This always takes a long time...there are many)
The Lord of the Rings
Harry Potter
Deathless and The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of
Her Own Making - by Catherynne Valente (and everything else by
her). This is beautiful:
http://www.clarkesworldbooks.com/fiction/fict_valente_bones.html)
Any poetry by Alden Nowlan, Marge Piercy, Don McKay, Kay Ryan, Beth
Goobie...
The Compass Rose, The Left Hand of Darkness, the Beginning
Place...really anything by LeGuin
Pillowman by Martin McDonagh
The Red Tree and The Lost thing by Sean Tan
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carrol
Fairytales and folk tales and myths
Perdido Street Station and Embassy Town by China Mievelle (anything
by China Mievelle)
And I think I'll stop there. I'm always happy to talk about
books.

Food:
I love to try new and unusual foods. I'm allergic to an annoying
number of things...just ask if you're interested. I love sushi,
curries, tea (!), coffee (!!), interesting liqueurs (anything that
you have to explore the taste a little to decide if it's good or
bad, and then it just kind of grows on you, and it burns a
little...)
Really anything new and unusual that isn't going to land me in the
hospital.

You want to talk about stories or ideas, if you want to go out for
good food or good alcohol or an adventure, if you're looking for
more than sex, but also sex. I'm interested in relationships, but
I'm pretty open about what that can mean.